2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (Series tied 2-2)

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Who wins Game 4?

Poll ended at Mon May 12, 2025 3:51 pm

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53%
 
Total votes: 53

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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West Semifinals: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Denver Nuggets (DEN leads 2-1) 

Post#441 » by Sharkboy242 » Sun May 11, 2025 8:45 pm

Mamba Mentality wrote:Nuggets are a **** team when they aren’t getting hero ball out of Murray and stupid shot making from MPJ. I will die on this hill.

Says the dude who put money on the Lakers and Clippers in Round 1 :lol:
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Post#442 » by Wallace_Wallace » Sun May 11, 2025 8:45 pm

Same thing. As long as it’s within reach, I’ll take Denver in a close game.
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Post#443 » by JM00n69 » Sun May 11, 2025 8:45 pm

Should've been 4 points for that shot
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Post#444 » by jokeboy86 » Sun May 11, 2025 8:45 pm

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jokeboy86 wrote:Something’s not right about the Thunder. They shouldn’t be having these issues with this Denver defense especially with Jokic’s lack of mobility. Why not put in him in the action every single time?


Denver is playing zone that's why. You not seeing it?


Then penetrate it and attack any gaps you find. SGA should be feasting with his midrange game.
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Post#445 » by Woodsanity » Sun May 11, 2025 8:45 pm

Finally Jokic got one.
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Post#446 » by BigDan245 » Sun May 11, 2025 8:45 pm

Shoot 21% and only down 6...OKC better heat up in the 3rd.
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Post#448 » by Ssj16 » Sun May 11, 2025 8:45 pm

I hope that last shot was a sign of things to come for Jokic. As a Jokic/Nuggets fan, I hope he recalibrates and the real Joker shows up in the second half.
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Post#449 » by BelgradeNugget » Sun May 11, 2025 8:45 pm

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Obviously a foul on the floor

In the act of shooting
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Post#450 » by Hornet Mania » Sun May 11, 2025 8:46 pm

Nuggets have to feel great about where they are. Only scored 35pts and yet still within 7.
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Post#451 » by scrabbarista » Sun May 11, 2025 8:46 pm

Jokic with the Larry Bird Special to close out the half.
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Post#452 » by cjx » Sun May 11, 2025 8:46 pm

This is a game 7, Fam

Game 4 is really game 7, Fam

Do you see it :lol:?
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Post#453 » by JM00n69 » Sun May 11, 2025 8:46 pm

jokeboy86 wrote:
JM00n69 wrote:
jokeboy86 wrote:Something’s not right about the Thunder. They shouldn’t be having these issues with this Denver defense especially with Jokic’s lack of mobility. Why not put in him in the action every single time?


Denver is playing zone that's why. You not seeing it?


Then penetrate it and attack any gaps you find. SGA should be feasting with his midrange game.


Yeah but we double him on his drives
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Post#454 » by sp6r=underrated » Sun May 11, 2025 8:46 pm

I'm a Jokic fan but I'd worry way more about his shooting than one continuation call.
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Post#455 » by The High Cyde » Sun May 11, 2025 8:46 pm

Denver can’t possibly play any worse, but it’s still anyones game
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Post#456 » by kazyv » Sun May 11, 2025 8:46 pm

Mavrelous wrote:Disgusting officiating, you can't waive it off after you just gifted SGA the same.
Really unacceptable


queue the delusional "but the nuggets shot 20 FTs, where is the bIaS??!" when their whole strategy is built around fouling and they got denver into the bonus early for once
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Post#457 » by jordanwilliams6 » Sun May 11, 2025 8:47 pm

Remarkable that a team shooting more than double the free throws of the other team is the actually on the wrong end of poor officiating.
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Post#458 » by Calvin Klein » Sun May 11, 2025 8:47 pm

Sharkboy242 wrote:
Mamba Mentality wrote:Nuggets are a **** team when they aren’t getting hero ball out of Murray and stupid shot making from MPJ. I will die on this hill.

Says the dude who put money on the Lakers and Clippers in Round 1 :lol:



Also, it's not so crazy that the team is better when the players are hitting shots. Isn't that the whole point?
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Post#459 » by bbms » Sun May 11, 2025 8:47 pm

someone has to take responsability for this we're talking about the 20th defense in the nba, gassed

fo, coaching staff, players, everyone has blame, but someone has to take responsability for this struggles

and someone to play for another city next season
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Post#460 » by TheBullsDynasty » Sun May 11, 2025 8:47 pm

Man, I really want to like SGA as a player but come on, just **** stop with these whistles. I'm not even blaming him at this point, the refs keep gifting him with the most ridiculous calls all the time so he is just going to keep doing it.

But like you just gifted him a ridiculous foul and then on the very next play, you're gonna take away Joker's basket. Disgusting officiating.
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